Category: Features


  • Beyond the music: the UK’s alternative literary and arts festivals

    Looking for something alternative to do this summer? Look no further, The Edge runs down some of the festivals taking place over the summer which go beyond musical entertainment, and offer something for alternative tastes. Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival This festival runs from the 17th July – 20th July in Harrogate, and has much […]

  • Opinion: the controversy of Arcade Fire’s ‘We Exist’

    Seen the new Arcade Fire video for ‘We Exist’? Bronwyn takes a look at the debate surrounding the controversial video and gives us her take.

  • ‘Fuck Taylor Swift’: an interview with Wolf Alice

    Annabelle talks Taylor Swift, Glastonbury and student bands with Wolf Alice.

  • The Sound of Cinema: Frozen

    Frozen’s soundtrack is a cathartic and graceful one with a light-hearted semblance that has emotional roots.

  • Bad adaptations; they did WHAT to my favourite book?!

    Six of our writers pick what they think are some of the worst ever book-to-film adaptions.

  • ‘Just one more episode…’: the rise of binge watching

    Film Editor Barnaby Walter and Culture Editor Rebecca James come together to look at the rise of binge watching television.

  • The Sound of Cinema: Submarine

    Arctic Monkeys’ frontman, Alex Turner, provides a lyrically heartfelt and witty soundtrack for Ayoade’s directorial début, Submarine.

  • ‘I want to call my album London’s Last Sweetheart’: An interview with Laurel

    The Southampton-born singer talks to The Edge about her love of homeware, debut album, and much-anticipated homecoming show.

  • The Sound of Cinema: Heartbeats

    Virginie looks at the soundtrack to Canadian film Heartbeats in the newest installment of our Sound of Cinema series.

  • ‘In order to be successful, one must project an image of success’: the veil of the American Dream in American Beauty

    Editor Megan Downing, explores the deeper meaning of the Oscar winning movie American Beauty.

  • ‘I’m probably Aaron’s fifth or sixth biggest fan’: an interview with Of Mice & Men

    Elinor Day chats to Of Mice & Men at their recent Southampton show.

  • Bad Adaptations: Eragon

    Eragon the movie is a disappointing affair.

  • Shows that should be on Netflix

    Editors Megan, Barnaby and Bex explore the shows that need to be on Netflix, right now!

  • The Sound of Cinema: Kick-Ass

    In our latest The Sound of Cinema feature, Harrison takes a look at the Kick-Ass soundtrack.